SyntaxError
The SyntaxError
object represents an error when trying to interpret syntactically invalid code. It is thrown when the JavaScript engine encounters tokens or token order that does not conform to the syntax of the language when parsing code.
Constructor
SyntaxError()
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Creates a new
SyntaxError
object.
Instance properties
SyntaxError.prototype.message
-
Error message. Inherited from
Error
. SyntaxError.prototype.fileName
-
Path to file that raised this error. Inherited from
Error
. SyntaxError.prototype.lineNumber
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Line number in file that raised this error. Inherited from
Error
. SyntaxError.prototype.columnNumber
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Column number in line that raised this error. Inherited from
Error
. SyntaxError.prototype.stack
-
Stack trace. Inherited from
Error
.
Examples
Catching a SyntaxError
try {
eval('hoo bar');
} catch (e) {
console.error(e instanceof SyntaxError);
console.error(e.message);
console.error(e.name);
console.error(e.fileName);
console.error(e.lineNumber);
console.error(e.columnNumber);
console.error(e.stack);
}
Creating a SyntaxError
try {
throw new SyntaxError('Hello', 'someFile.js', 10);
} catch (e) {
console.error(e instanceof SyntaxError); // true
console.error(e.message); // Hello
console.error(e.name); // SyntaxError
console.error(e.fileName); // someFile.js
console.error(e.lineNumber); // 10
console.error(e.columnNumber); // 0
console.error(e.stack); // @debugger eval code:3:9
}
Specifications
Specification |
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ECMAScript Language Specification # sec-native-error-types-used-in-this-standard-syntaxerror |
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